Regional Groups
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There are currently ten regional groups of the BSC – also see Regional Events and Archived Events
- Scotland
- Wales
- Northern Ireland
- North East
- Yorkshire and Humberside
- North West
- Midlands
- South (inc. London)
- South Coastal
- South West
– also see Regional Events
Scotland
Contact: Professor Michele Burman, University of Glasgow, at Michele.Burman@glasgow.ac.uk
The Scotland Branch membership consists of staff and postgraduate students from several Scottish Universities and those working in criminal justice policy and practice in national and local government, statutory agencies and the voluntary sector. The Branch has strong links with the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (SCCJR) and the Scottish Institute for Policing Research (SIPR), both of which are collaborative partnerships between several Scottish Universities.
University of Aberdeen
Abertay University
University of Dundee
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh Napier University
University of Glasgow
Glasgow Caledonian University
Heriot-Watt University
University of the Highlands and Islands
Queen Margaret University
Robert Gordon University
University of St Andrews
University of Stirling
University of Strathclyde
University of West Scotland
– also see Regional Events
Wales
Contact: Professor Martina Feilzer, Bangor University (m.feilzer@bangor.ac.uk)and Roxanna Dehaghani, Cardiff University (Fatemi-DehaghaniR@cardiff.ac.uk) and Michael Levi, Cardiff University (Levi@cardiff.ac.uk).
The Wales branch was launched at the end of 2007 (but was previously part of the Wales and West group).The main activity of the branch is a programme of seminars showcasing the most relevant and exciting research in criminology and criminal justice.
A range of speakers have presented at these seminars – ranging from local PhD students to established and eminent academics from in and outside Wales, such as Professor Rod Morgan, former Chairman of the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales, and Professor Pat Carlen, Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Criminology. More recently, Professor Steve Tombs discussed the aftermath and consequences of the Grenfell Tower tragedy at the University of South Wales and, at Bangor, Nicola Harding from Leeds Trinity University presented ‘You know what I mean…’ an auto-ethnographic account of co-produced research with criminalised women.
The audiences normally consist of academics, postgraduate students and some practitioners, such as local police officers and YOT staff. One of the aims in recent years has been to hold seminars at more Welsh universities and, pleasingly, the University of South Wales, Cardiff, Swansea and Newport and Bangor have hosted seminars.
Aberystwyth University
Bangor University
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Cardiff University
Glyndŵr University
The Open University in Wales
Swansea University
University of South Wales
University of Wales
University of Wales Trinity Saint David
– also see Regional Events
Northern Ireland
Contact Shadd Maruna S.Maruna@qub.ac.uk
The Branch membership consists of members from both the Law School and the Department of Sociology at Queen’s, as well as criminology and criminal justice academics at the University of Ulster. Branch activities also regularly attract practitioners from a wide array of statutory agencies and community groups from across Northern Ireland. The Branch also has very strong links to the annual Irish Criminology Conference.
Open University in Ireland
Queen’s University Belfast
Ulster University
– also see Regional Events
North East
For more information on the North East branch contact Alexandra Hall, Northumbria University: Alex.Hall@northumbria.ac.uk
Durham University
Newcastle University
Northumbria University
University of Sunderland
Teesside University
– also see Regional Events
Yorkshire and Humberside
Contact either of the co-convenors: Helen Johnston H.Johnston@hull.ac.uk or Suzanne Young s.young@leeds.ac.uk
University of Bradford
University of Huddersfield
University of Hull
University of Leeds
Leeds Beckett University
Leeds Trinity University
University of Sheffield
Sheffield Hallam University
University of York
York St John University
– also see Regional Events
North West
For more information on the North West branch contact Steve Wakeman S.J.Wakeman@ljmu.ac.uk
The North West Branch of the BSC provides funding for a series of seminars across the region. In 2016 two successful events were held at Liverpool Hope University and Salford University (see archive).
Blackburn College
Lancaster University
Liverpool Hope University
Liverpool John Moores University
Manchester Metropolitan University
The University of Manchester
The University of Central Lancashire
University of Liverpool
University of Salford
Edge Hill University
University of Chester
University of Bolton
University of Cumbria
– also see Regional Events
Midlands
Contact Bill Dixon: William.Dixon@nottingham.ac.uk
Aston University
University of Birmingham
Birmingham City University
Coventry University
De Montfort University
Derby
Keele University
University of Leicester
University of Lincoln
Loughborough University
University of Northampton
University of Nottingham
Nottingham Trent University
Staffordshire University
University of Warwick
University of Worcester
– also see Regional Events
Contact Jennifer Fleetwood (J.Fleetwood@gold.ac.uk) and Maria Adams (m.n.adams@surrey.ac.uk)
Also, see their blog posting ‘Criminological Postcards from London’.
Imperial College London
University College London
King’s College London
London School of Economics and Political Science
Queen Mary, University of London
Royal Holloway University of London
SOAS – School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
City University London
Brunel University
Birkbeck College, University of London
Goldsmiths, University of London
Kingston University
London Metropolitan University
University of East London
University of Greenwich
University of Oxford
University of Reading
University of Surrey
Oxford Brookes University
University of Kent
Middlesex University
St Mary’s University, Twickenham
University of Cambridge
University of East Anglia
University of Suffolk
University of Essex
University of Hertfordshire
– also see Regional Events
South Coastal
Contact Jenny Fleming (j.fleming@soton.ac.uk)
Bournemouth University
University of Brighton
University of Sussex
University of Portsmouth
University of Southampton
Southampton Solent University
University of Winchester
– also see Regional Events
South West
Contact: Chair Dr Zoë James, Plymouth University, at Z.James@plymouth.ac.uk or Branch Secretary Dr Iain Channing iain.channing@plymouth.ac.uk
The South West branch was launched at the University of Plymouth Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies Symposium, ‘The Criminological Enterprise: Maximising Impact’, in 2009. The aim of the South West branch is to provide a forum for academics, students and practitioners to engage with criminological issues through a regular seminar series.
University of Bristol
University of Exeter
University of Bath
Bath Spa University
University of the West of England
University of Plymouth
Regional Events
- Scotland branch
- Wales branch
- Northern Ireland branch
- North East branch
- Yorkshire and Humberside branch
- North West branch
- Midlands branch
- South branch (inc. London)
- South Coastal branch
- South West branch
Events are typically scheduled from September to the beginning of July each year. During the current period of concern about CoVid-19, we are only scheduling online events. Watch the bulletin for details
Wales Branch
‘Public Criminology Through Public Education’
March 29, 2021 9.30-12.30
The event focuses on the role of Public Criminology from a Public Education viewpoint, more specifically:
- Higher Education’s role in facilitating desistance from offending.
- The potential of co-production between academics and young people engaged in education to reduce future offending
- The impact of public education programmes in bringing about change to policy and practice
The presentations will provide practical examples of teaching practice in Public Education, with speakers sharing how they have reconceptualised Public Criminology. As such, the event will appeal to those interested in the role of Criminology and its ability, through learning and teaching, to make a different to individuals and society. The event will also be of interest to those new to teaching, postgraduate research students wishing to develop their skills in this area, and those looking to develop Impact Case Studies.
The event is a collaborative one, supported by the British Society of Criminology Learning and Teaching Network and the Welsh Branch of the British Society of Criminology, hosted by Swansea University’s Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law.
Registration details on Eventbrite
Future events to be announced.
Northern Ireland Branch
Future events to be announced.
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Yorkshire and Humberside Branch
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Midlands branch
Desistance and Rehabilitation: International Perspectives
Online Conference – Hosted by the University of Derby – watch again
Future events to be announced.
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South Coastal (in association with the Institute of Criminal Justice Research, University of Southampton)
Future events to be announced.
South West branch
BSC South West and the University of Plymouth
Research Seminar: ‘Dangerous Drugs’ in the Contemporary Era
16:00-17:00 Thursday 10th December, 2020 – Live event hosted on Zoom
To mark the centenary of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1920, the BSC South West Branch is hosting a research seminar that will stop and reflect on the legacy of drug prohibition.
- Tammy Ayres (University of Leicester) and Stuart Taylor (Liverpool John Moores University): The Legacy of the Dangerous Drugs Act: The dichotomies of the drug apartheid
- Steve Wakeman (Liverpool John Moores University): Moral Economies of Heroin Addiction: Implications for ‘Progressive’ Drug Policy Reform
Free to attend but registration required. Please email iain.channing@plymouth.ac.uk to register and for the Zoom link.
Future events to be announced.
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